| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Rangers | 37-20-4 | 78 | 238 | 199 | 19-6-3 | 18-14-1 | 13-11-0 | 22-15-0 | 15-5-4 |
| Washington | 34-20-5 | 73 | 250 | 199 | 17-8-1 | 17-12-4 | 15-9-0 | 23-10-2 | 11-10-3 |
| New Jersey | 32-18-8 | 72 | 224 | 178 | 20-7-3 | 12-11-5 | 11-9-4 | 20-11-5 | 12-7-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 27-24-8 | 62 | 254 | 227 | 12-12-6 | 15-12-2 | 13-13-3 | 16-17-5 | 11-7-3 |
| NY Islanders | 25-26-7 | 57 | 221 | 231 | 14-11-5 | 11-15-2 | 9-10-4 | 14-14-5 | 11-12-2 |
| Philadelphia | 21-26-11 | 53 | 177 | 194 | 15-8-7 | 6-18-4 | 5-14-5 | 12-18-6 | 9-8-5 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Montreal | 35-21-6 | 76 | 207 | 151 | 23-7-2 | 12-14-4 | 16-8-4 | 21-14-4 | 14-7-2 |
| Boston | 27-24-8 | 62 | 202 | 206 | 18-8-3 | 9-16-5 | 12-8-4 | 17-17-5 | 10-7-3 |
| Buffalo | 23-27-10 | 56 | 218 | 226 | 17-10-4 | 6-17-6 | 9-11-4 | 14-17-7 | 9-10-3 |
| Hartford | 16-29-11 | 43 | 173 | 199 | 9-11-9 | 7-18-2 | 8-13-5 | 12-20-6 | 4-9-5 |
| Quebec | 13-38-8 | 34 | 176 | 237 | 13-16-1 | 0-22-7 | 6-11-3 | 6-24-5 | 7-14-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Detroit | 33-18-9 | 75 | 257 | 198 | 21-9-3 | 12-9-6 | 14-7-2 | 22-11-4 | 11-7-5 |
| St Louis | 27-24-9 | 63 | 208 | 200 | 19-8-3 | 8-16-6 | 7-12-3 | 16-14-7 | 11-10-2 |
| Chicago | 25-21-13 | 63 | 191 | 178 | 17-6-7 | 8-15-6 | 10-8-4 | 16-16-7 | 9-5-6 |
| Min N Stars | 25-28-5 | 55 | 187 | 203 | 16-11-3 | 9-17-2 | 10-10-3 | 17-16-4 | 8-12-1 |
| Toronto | 21-34-5 | 47 | 169 | 222 | 15-14-2 | 6-20-3 | 9-13-2 | 14-21-3 | 7-13-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Vancouver | 31-19-9 | 71 | 208 | 183 | 18-7-5 | 13-12-4 | 15-7-3 | 23-11-3 | 8-8-6 |
| Los Angeles | 24-23-13 | 61 | 215 | 222 | 13-9-9 | 11-14-4 | 10-9-5 | 15-14-9 | 9-9-4 |
| Edmonton | 26-28-7 | 59 | 224 | 232 | 15-10-3 | 11-18-4 | 12-12-4 | 16-18-6 | 10-10-1 |
| Win Jets | 24-25-11 | 59 | 184 | 182 | 15-11-4 | 9-14-7 | 8-9-5 | 13-14-7 | 11-11-4 |
| Calgary | 23-27-9 | 55 | 218 | 217 | 13-8-5 | 10-19-4 | 10-11-2 | 15-16-4 | 8-11-5 |
| San Jose | 13-42-4 | 30 | 152 | 269 | 11-15-2 | 2-27-2 | 8-15-3 | 9-25-4 | 4-17-0 |
| Chicago 4, New Jersey 4 (OT tie) NY Islanders 6, NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 4, Quebec 4 (OT tie) Detroit 3, Toronto 2 |